City of Guelph

City of Guelph

Cannabis Survey & Feedback for #Guelph

Guelph, Ont., November 8, 2018 – The City has launched a telephone and ONLINE SURVEY asking residents how they feel about cannabis retail stories in Guelph. Residents have until November 18 to complete the survey.

“Council needs to decide by January 22, 2019, whether or not they will allow privately-owned cannabis retail stores in Guelph,” says Doug Godfrey, general manager of Operations. “Council wants to hear how the community feels about these retails stores in Guelph and this survey will help us get that feedback.”

Staff will present a report to Council on December 17, 2018 that includes the impacts of opting in to private retail stores. Cannabis stores will be privately-owned and operated and licensed by the Alcohol Gaming Commission of Ontario.

The province will distribute $40 million in funding between municipalities that opt in to help address enforcement and private storefronts. The province will release their plan for cannabis retail models on April 1, 2019.

The telephone survey is being conducted by Oracle Poll, however, if residents are not called and still want to participate they can visit guelph.ca/haveyoursay.

2 Comments on “Cannabis Survey & Feedback for #Guelph”

Hello,
I’m surprised at the short window of time that the survey was made available to citizens. I only just became aware of it today and wonder if 10 days is a sufficient amount of time for news of the survey to spread to allow a representative number of citizens to participate. I feel that it is a topic that many people would have an opinion about given the opportunity. Can you please explain the time frame to me? Would it be possible to extend the end date?